Miserable Holiday Cabaret

He is the Vaudeville Jester Trickster God, here to please the court... if you deserve it. This handy harlequin can be found flying high on the trapeze, building scenery backstage, or bearing all at burlesque shows around the metro. He co-hosts Taste Test Improv Burlesque and is a member of the Naughty Nerds burlesque troupe. If you want your show to dazzle and delight, you want Luci in your court. 

A little bit cute and a little bit kinky. She’ll either be the wind in your sails, or the maelstrom that destroys you. This fearsome red-headed temptress co-produces the quarterly-ish Taste Test Improv Burlesque show and performs aerial with Cirque Wonderland, and will dazzle and enrapture you no matter where she is. The calm before the storm. Will she lead you to temptation or throw you overboard? 

Risen from the depths of hell and your darkest desires, he is here to excite, entice, and entrance. Will you try to bring him to the light or will you sign your own deal with the devil? He is the (un) dead sexy, Billy Psyko. 

Ginny Tonic proves a farm girl knows how to use ALL her tools. Applying her jack of all trades nature to the stage, Ginny mixes up the perfect cocktail you want to drink again and again. From fans to lanterns, she’s yet to meet the prop pervert.  Sit back and enjoy Ginny Tonic, the kinky drink that goes straight to your…..head. 

Koko Trousseau is a DSM captive, just a small town girl who packed a suitcase and hauled marvelous ass to the bright lights of this small city. Appearing in the 2024 Burlesque Calendar and dreams you’ll want to unpack,  with your therapist, this curvy cutie is an independent performer who dominates your desires. 

Krystal Kay has been poling and aerialing for over a decade, but we still haven't figured out if she's a cinnamon roll or will kill you. When she's a bit dramatic on stage, someone usually ends up immobile on the ground. But occasionally they're just sleeping... we think. Decide for yourself if Krystal Kay is a super villain or just a misunderstood and unlucky breakfast pastry 

A performer both bewitching and bizarre, Juniper Nightshade is here to invite you to embrace the unknown and be captivated by the extraordinary. A graduate from Flashforce University and Coney Island Sideshow, she thrives in the fissure between light and shadow, ready to charm you with a host of temptations and feats. 

Mel Mackey is a standup comedian and improv performer based out of Des Moines, Iowa. She is a regular host and feature at Teehee's Comedy Club and has worked with renowned headliners such as Michael Ian Black, Mary Mack, and Nick Youssef. She has been a featured comedian at Des Comedie Festival, Sno Jam Comedy Festival, and Floodwater Festival. 

"The Naughty Girl Next Door," Trixie Phillips is an international performer who has been performing, producing and teaching over the last 9 years moving from NYC to AZ to now Omaha, NE. She is one of the co-producers for the Shinjuku Strays Cabaret and is also the owner/founder of the NE School of Tease, a premier provider of burlesque and variety classes. She has performed at the Midwest Nerdlesque Fest, Mile High Burlesque Festival, Salty Desert Burlesque Festival in 2023 and in the Vermont Burlesque Festival and Panama Burlesque Festival in 2024. 

Roughly 2 years ago, someone made an offhand comment of how fun it would be to perform acro. Someone else might have completely misread the situation and took that offhand comment very seriously. Adrick got roped in, by happy accident, as a spotter. Many troubleshooting sessions, awkward limb placements, acro cuddles, and near infinite giggles later, here we are. 

The Songbird of the Midwest, from the mid 90’s until now. Alexandra has granted audiences her razor sharp wit and soaring vocals. Her performances conjure up smoky nightclubs filled with sultry songbirds. Her live illusions of Billie Holliday, Eartha Kitt and Whitney Houston have impressed audiences across the country. She will hold you in the palm of her hand and never let you go. 

Bewitching the stage with curses and curves, Evilyn Chantment is your voluptuous enchantress extraordinaire! Stirring up potent potions of chaos and charm she always leaves the audiences spellbound. 

Cherry Spitfire didn't waste any time bringing the heat to the heart of Iowa. This feisty flame erupted on the scene in 2016 and has been burning down stages all over the midwest. With a giggle and a wink she will serve you dessert before dinner, but send you to bed hungry for more.

Here to prove not everything in Iowa is flat, she is a delightful combination of adorable and spunky. But watch out! This Spitfire will consume your soul and leave you begging for another taste. Sweet, unique, and ready to bring the heat. She is Cherry Spitfire! 

The irritatingly - lovely Ms. Maisie Pearl is a jewel so lovely you say it twice. She is the gem for queens, and the queen of gems. This iridescent beauty will dazzle you with her charm, enchant you with her wit, and fascinate you with her grace.  Maisie has been dazzling audiences in central Iowa and abroad since 2022. 

Largo is a natural born treble maker. Graduating from the bardic school of dance this witchy woman will sure know how to chill you. Dancing to the beat of her own drum, she leave you begging for more.  

This beautiful badass has risen to the top of the barrel to bestow you with her brilliance. She'll be the apple of your eye, and leave you begging for more. She may be fun sized, but don't bite off more than you can chew.